Technique
Fridays: 10:15 am - 11:45 am Int.
6:00 pm - 7:15 pm Beg.
Saturdays: 10:00 am - 11:30 am Int.
Monday
10:00 - 11:15 Ballet/Jazz Fusion Arneson
4:30 - 5:30 Hip Hop Keel
Tuesday
4:30 - 6:00 Ballet 2 O'Toole
4:30 - 6:00 Ballet 4 Short
6:00 - 7:00 Contemporary O'Toole
Wednesday
4:30 - 6:00 Academy Short
4:30 - 6:00 Ballet 1 Miller
6:00 - 7:00 Ballet 4/Pointe Short
Thursday
4:30 - 6:00 Ballet 2 O'Toole
4:30 - 6:00 Ballet 4 Short
6:00 - 7:00 Pointe Short
Friday
10:15 - 11:45 Open Ballet Tobiason
4:30 - 6:00 Academy Short
6:00 - 7:30 Ballet 4 Short
7:30 - 8:45 Adult Beginner Ballet Arneson
6:00 - 7:15 Workshop *****
Saturday
10:00 - 11:30 Ballet 5/Open Tobiason
11:30 - 12:15 Creative Dance Williams
12:30 - 2:30 Workshop *****
*3:00 - 4:30 S. Pacific Island Sagapolutele
Sunday
1:00 - 2:30 West African Alhassan
*Class begins Saturday March 2nd, 2019
****Tobiason, Short, O'Toole
Tuition is based on an 18-week Session and is divided into 5 equal monthly installments payable on the 15th of each month, January thru June. There are no discounts for missed classes, vacations or holidays. Tuition Fees are non-refundable. See registration form for complete registration, tuition and withdrawal policies.
CHILDREN’S BALLET DIVISION Class Length Monthly Tuition Payment
One Class per week.
Creative Movement 45 minutes 50.00
YOUNG DANCERS PROGRAM BALLET DIVISION
Level indicates technical training and number of classes required per week.
Class Length Monthly Tuition Payment
Level 1B 90 minutes 75.00
Level 2B 90 minutes 115.00
Academy 90 minutes 155.00
Level 4 90 minutes 175.00
Workshop 3.5 hours per week 55.00
ADULT CLASSES Drop-in 15.00
Students/Seniors 65+/military 12.00
Barre Only 10.00
West African 20.00
Registration Fee Children/Youth: 25.00 Annual fee, due upon enrollment
End of Season Recital Performance Fee: 75.00
Recital Costume: 65.00 Per costume, due in April 2019
Late Fee: 20.00 Late fee for tuition payments received after the 20th
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T.U.P.A.C. requires a dress code that allows instructors to clearly evaluate technique and make corrections.
Students not attired in dress code will not participate in class but will sit out and take notes.
Leotard color is based upon class placement as listed below.
Leotard can be tank, camisole, short, long or three quarter-sleeved.
Tights: Colored or dyed to match skin color transitions tights (no ballet pink)
Ballet Shoes: Canvas Split Sole, Colored or dyed to match skin color (no ballet pink)
Tip: Use liquid foundation make-up to match the students skin color use a make-up sponge to apply to canvas shoe.
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Not Permitted: Leotards with ruffles, bows, skirts, flowers or puffy sleeves.
Jewelry should be left at home. Small, stud-style earrings only are allowed,
facial jewelry must be flush with skin, no septum rings.
Gentlemen/Boys Ballet Class Attire:
Black men’s tights or black dance shorts (must be form fitting), dance belt,
white fitted tee shirt, thin white socks, white ballet shoes (canvas or leather).
Ladies/Girls Ballet Class Attire Leotard Color:
Creative Movement: Light Pink
Ballet 1: Light Blue
Ballet 2: Lavender
Academy: Forest Green
Ballet 4: Black
Other Classes Attire & Shoes
Hip Hop: comfortable attire clean, indoor sneakers
Contemporary: ballet class attire, bare feet or foot undeez
West African: ballet class attire, bare feet or foot undeez, fabric skirt (ladies)
Where to Buy Apparel and Shoes:
Dance Collection, Tacoma
Nudebarre.com
Discountdance.com
Dancewearsolutions.com
Hair
Ladies: Hair must be in high secured bun or puff and off of the neck.
Bangs or loose hair must be pinned back; hair gel or spray as needed.
Pixie cuts or Afro styles must also be off of the face and neck.
Men: Men’s Hair should not be a distraction. Longer hair must be pulled back or pinned away from eyes.
Warm Ups
Students may wear warm ups for the first 5 minutes of class - longer only with instructor approval and
must be dance apparel. Students are not permitted to wear street clothes at any time during class except for Hip-Hop.
T.U.P.A.C. is leading the way in embracing and creating racial parity in the ballet community. All of our students wear tights and ballet slippers to match their unique skin tones; we also find that having the legs and feet match the skin on the face and arms, extends the line of the dancer.
STUDENT AND PARENT CONTRACT
Students are registered when payment has been received and all paperwork has been completed and returned to T.U.P.A.C. either via our website or in the office. Registration Fee and Tuition are non-refundable, unless there is a medical note from a licensed physician.
YDP students will address all staff by their Sir names (i.e. Miss Smith, Mr. Jones - Mrs., Miss, Mr.) and in a respectful manner. At no time are students to address staff by their first names (i.e. Miss Judy, Mr. Mike).
YDP students are to leave all cell phones and electronics in the basket at the front desk while in class.
Attendance is very important, when a student misses class(es), it effects the student as well as the class as a whole.
The following guidelines will be implemented for unexcused absences:
If a student has 2 absences, they will be contacted by the T.U.P.A.C staff to question the status of the student and if the student should be removed from the class. After a third absence the student will be removed from the class. There will be no class credit or refund without a medical note from a licensed practitioner.
T.U.P.A.C. reserves the right to cancel classes due to low enrollment. If T.U.P.A.C. cancels class, we will provide a class credit or tuition refund.
Tuition is not refundable, tuition fees are split up into monthly purposes for the sole purpose of convenience. Should a student withdraw from classes, the parent/guardian is still obligated to pay the full course tuition.
T.U.P.A.C. does not provide supervision of students outside of the dance class. T.U.P.A.C. Staff is not responsible for non-registered children. Non-registered children are not to be without parental/adult guardian supervision at the T.U.P.A.C. studios at any time. Students arriving early for class or who are waiting to be picked up are expected to conduct themselves appropriately. Respecting others is expected from every member of T.U.P.A.C.
T.U.P.A.C. may suspend, dismiss, or refuse services to any student whose behavior or attitude conflicts with the standard of the school, or whose actions are deemed detrimental to other students or the school as a whole.
No one outside of staff, students, instructors or accompanists are allowed inside the studio while classes are in session.
Photography and videotaping by students and parents is not permitted.
All equipment including fans, heaters, sound systems, video monitors are to be operated by staff and instructors only.
Running in halls or in the studio, rough housing, swearing, climbing on barres are not permitted.
T.U.P.A.C. is not responsible for lost or stolen items. A Lost and Found box is kept in the Lobby, and items not retrieved in 10 days will be donated to charity.
Please use the Dressing Rooms to change clothes. Student uniforms are to be left in the numbered mesh bag and put in the designated basket after class, they will be laundered by T.U.P.A.C. Staff, and returned to the basket.
No gum is permitted beyond the trash can at the entry door of the studio.
Please bring a spill-proof unbreakable water bottle with you to class, this is the only liquid permitted in the studio.
Please use the trash & recycle bins, and keep T.U.P.A.C. neat and tidy.
T.U.P.A.C. reserves the right to engage a substitute teacher, and classes are subject to change.
I hereby agree to participate/have my child/children/myself participate in T.U.P.A.C.'s dance classes and workshops. I recognize the physical risks inherit in any dance program and I hereby agree to indemnity and hold harmless T.U.P.A.C. and its instructional staff from any and all claims, costs, liabilities, expenses and judgments arising out of participation, or illness/injury therefrom. I also give T.U.P.A.C. and its staff and authorized official's permission to take photographs and make videos and yet to be invented media of my child while he/she is participating in classes and/or performance activities for the purpose of educational processes, fund-raising, public relations, and other specific reasons as deemed appropriate by the organization's Directors.
CONSENT FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT
I do hereby give authority to T.U.P.A.C. and its staff to obtain necessary emergency medical treatment for my child/children/myself with the understanding that the family will be notified as soon as possible.
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